The Fugitive Page #4

Not directly, you understand. By marriage.

His wife is related to my uncle's sister.

I don't mind your telling the right people,

you understand?

- Here. This is good stuff.

- That's brandy, Excellency.

- Very good brandy.

- But I don't want brandy, I want wine.

In these days,

you take what you get.

Then I think I'd rather

have my 20 pesos back.

- How much?

- 20 pesos.

How about two bottles of brandy?

- One brandy and one wine, please.

- It's the finest brandy you can get.

But I'm a wine drinker, Excellency.

You don't know how I long for wine.

- How about a bottle of gin?

- No, no. Wine, Excellency, please.

I was saving this for the chief of police.

He is a great lover of wine.

- Now take it or leave it.

- Thank you, Excellency. Thank you.

Will you honour us

by having a drink with us?

Well, I don't mind.

It's a hot night.

I'll fix you up.

Ah, here we are, here we are.

Ah, no, no.

Wait, wait, wait. It's too hot for brandy.

I haven't had a glass of wine

in a long time.

Come here.

You don't mind if we sample it, do you?

Of course he don't mind.

That's what he wants - wine.

You don't care where you drink it,

eh, cousin?

Ah, here we are.

If you'll excuse me,

I think I'll have brandy.

What did I tell you? Brandy!

That's what he wanted all the time.

I knew it.

Here's to a great man - our governor.

Very good.

To my cousin, on my mother's side.

Figaro! Figaro!

- Figaro, Figaro, Figa...

- Excellency!

Shut up! Figaro!

- Care for another drink, Excellency?

- If you insist, if you insist.

If you insist.

I think I'll try the wine now.

It is smoother than the brandy.

- Excellency...

- Here you are.

Please.

- Cousin, what's wrong?

- I want to take some of that wine home.

- What for?

- For my friend.

Oh, you have a friend.

Once I had a friend myself -

my mother.

You want me to tell you?

Sit down here, I'll tell you all about it.

Although now she's dead, you know.

Oh, with your permission.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I think I'll try another one.

In fact, I think in the future,

I'll drink nothing else but wine.

- Me too.

- How about yourself?

No, thank you.

I think the brandy is much better.

That's right. That's right.

I'll try both.

I...

I'll try both.

Come in, come in.

Ah, never mind. Sit down, sit down.

We are having a little private party.

- Care for a little drink, Excellency?

- What have you got?

- Wine and brandy.

- Try both. Very smooth.

What the gringos call

a cocktail, I believe.

I don't mind.

- This gentleman isn't drinking.

- Oh, here, man.

Here, have a sip, have a sip.

That's a good thing.

That'll set you up.

Another one, like a real man.

Figaro!

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